{"id":785766,"date":"2026-02-24T12:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/785766\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:04:15","slug":"man-utd-fans-already-gave-decisive-verdict-in-edwin-van-der-sar-vs-david-de-gea-debate-ahead-of-sky-top-10-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/785766\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd fans already gave decisive verdict in Edwin van der Sar vs David de Gea debate ahead of Sky top 10 list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=unitedinfocus.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is the greatest goalkeeper in the Premier League era?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports\u2019 coverage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-win-1-0-vs-everton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United\u2019s win over Everton<\/a> featured Red Devils legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/edwin-van-der-sar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edwin van der Sar<\/a> as the guest analyst.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Sar interviewed United man of the match <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/senne-lammens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senne Lammens<\/a>, before he spent time discussing his own career. He was then being asked to listen to and comment on Jamie Carragher\u2019s top 10 list of Premier League goalkeepers.<\/p>\n<p>Carragher\u2019s top 10 is below. He named Van der Sar sixth, which we would say is far too low.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li><strong>1. Petr Cech<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2. Peter Schmeichel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3. Alisson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>4. David De Gea<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>5. Thibaut Courtois<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>6. Edwin Van Der Sar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>7. Ederson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>8. Neville Southall<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>9. David Seaman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>10. Pepe Reina<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-111755864-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"Edwin van der Sar celebrates\" class=\"wp-image-185393\" \/>Photo by Shaun Botterill\/Getty ImagesVan der Sar only sixth? He should be above De Gea<\/p>\n<p>Edwin van der Sar appeared genuinely put out to be only regarded sixth, questioning Thibaut Courtois\u2019 record in the Premier League with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Sar also expressed his reservations over his successor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/david-de-gea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David de Gea<\/a>, a fine shot stopper, but noted that he struggled to command his penalty box. <\/p>\n<p>The debate over Van der Sar vs De Gea is an interesting one \u2013 but also a topic that <strong>United In Focus<\/strong> readers have already delivered a strong verdict on.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our series to select the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/throwbacks\/manchester-uniteds-best-xi-2000-2025-as-voted-for-by-united-in-focus-readers-on-talkingpoints\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best Manchester United XI of the past 25 years<\/a>, at the end of 2025, we asked readers to cast their votes for the best goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Edwin van der Sar dominated the responses with 73 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>That itself is a strong verdict that shows Carragher\u2019s selection to be wrong. There will of course be split opinion on this \u2013 but on this one, our readers largely side with Edwin van der Sar.<\/p>\n<p>          Who is the best Man Utd goalkeeper 2000-2025? Cast your VOTE \ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Help us pick our best XI!<\/p>\n<p>          Who else made the best XI<\/p>\n<p>Now is another good time to showcase the best Manchester United XI 2000-2025 as voted by readers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bruno-fernandes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> is the sole player from the current side to make the team, with the remaining 10 players from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/throwbacks\/the-sir-alex-ferguson-era-at-manchester-united-season-by-season-breakdown-records-signings-and-achievements\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Alex Ferguson era<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>          This is the BEST combined XI of Manchester United players between 2000 and 2025 \ud83d\udc10 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">What would this team achieve in the modern game? Would they win it all?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Predicted-XI-7-819x1024.png\" alt=\"UnitedInFocus 2000-2025\" class=\"wp-image-319675\" \/>Getty Images       Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Who is the greatest goalkeeper in the Premier League era? 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